Design of steering mechanism elements for formula student race car

V diplomskem delu je predstavljeno konstruiranje elementov krmilnega mehaniza s postopkom topološke optimizacije ter uporabo metode končnih elementov (MKE). Prvi del diplomske naloge je posvečen konstruiranju ter optimizaciji nosilca volanske letve, kateri je izdelan s postopkom litja titanove zlitine. Drugi del diplomske naloge pa je posvečen konstruiranju volanske gredi, katera je izdelana iz ogljikovih vlaken. Zaradi izdelave cevi iz ogljikovih vlaken je bilo potrebno konstruirati še posebne inserte oz. vložke, kjer smo ustvarili zlepni spoj. Tudi sestav volanske gredi je bil preverjen z MKE analizo, saj je potrebno ugotoviti optimalno število plasti ogljikovih vlaken ter njihovo usmerjenost. Potrebno je tudi nadzorovati faktor Tsai Hill, kateri pove ali se vlakna pretrgajo ali ne.In this thesis it is shown the construction of the steering mechanism elements for formula student race car with topology optimization and finite elements method (FEM). First part of the thesis is about the steering housing, which is made with casting of titanium, so that gives us a space to create topology optimization of the part. Second part of the thesis is about steering shaft which is made of carbon fiber. Because of the used material for shaft, the special inserts were necessary so they were also constructed. Assembly of steearing shaft was also checked with finite element method because of finding optimal number of plys and the direction of the fibers. Also Tsai Hill factor was observed